1931 Mount St. Charles Fighting Saints football team

The 1931 Mount St. Charles Fighting Saints football team represented Mount St. Charles College (later renamed Carroll College) as an independent during the 1931 college football season. In their first year under head coach Bill Jones, the team compiled a perfect 6–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 192 to 0.[1]

1931 Mount St. Charles Fighting Saints football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–0
Head coach
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Mount St. Charles     6 0 0
No. 5 Saint Mary's     8 2 0
Loyola (CA)     7 2 1
San Diego Marines     6 4 0
Hawaii     3 2 1
Santa Clara     5 4 1
San Francisco     4 4 2
San Francisco State     2 3 3
Gonzaga     3 4 0
Humboldt State     1 2 1
Columbia (OR)     2 5 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1931 season was the first perfect season in Carroll College football history, a feat later accomplished by the 1973, 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2010 teams.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Centerville IndependentsHelena, MTW 20–0[2]
September 26at MontanaW 2–0[3]
October 17Montana NormalDillon, MTW 83–0[4]
October 24at Montana MinesButte, MTW 19–0[5]
October 31Intermountain UnionHelena, MTW 62–0
November 11Montana StateHelena, MTW 6–02,500[6]

References

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  1. ^ "1931 Carroll (MT)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "Saints Defeat Butte Eleven: Centerville Beaten 20 to 0 by Helena College". The Billings Gazette. September 21, 1931. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Grizzlies boot a 2–0 game to Mount St. Charles". The Montana Standard. September 27, 1931. Retrieved June 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Saints Pushed For Mines Game: Goal Line Uncrossed and Points Total 167 Thus Far". The Montana Record-Herald. October 19, 1931. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Saints Nearer Montana Title: Defeat Mines Team, 19-0, at Butte Saturday". The Billings Gazette. October 25, 1931. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Saints score victory over Bobcat squad". Great Falls Tribune. November 12, 1931. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.